What is the cooking oil contamination scandal in China? Here's all you need to know
Sanlu milk scandal? China was rocked by this scandal when about more than 300,000 children fell sick and at least six of them died after drinking powdered milk contaminated with high levels of the industrial chemical melamine. A similar incident has been reported in this country once again. State-run 'Beijing News' has reported that tankers used for carrying fuel allegedly carried food products, like cooking oil and syrup. Besides, these were not decontaminated before using his way. The Chinese government has launched a probe into the allegations.
Netizens react on Weibo
Quoting an unnamed driver, the news outlet reported that this practice was prevalent and open and a kind of 'open secret' in the industry. This subject kept on trending for quite some time on Chinese social media. Tens of thousands of netizens took to Weibo — the country’s equivalent to X and expressed their views. A Weibo user wrote, "Food safety is the most important issue." This comment was liked more than 8,000 times. Another user posted, «As an ordinary person, surviving in this world itself is an amazing thing already.» Someone else wrote, «This is much worse than the Sanlu scandal, it can’t be settled with just a statement.»
State-run companies involved
In principle, tankers carrying one substance can carry another substance because they are not limited to any particular type of food. But a tanker must be washed and decontaminated properly before using it for carrying food items. This was not done in this case. It may snowball into a major scandal as many major Chinese companies including a subsidiary of state-owned Sinograin and the Hopefull Grain and Oil Group are involved in it. Sinograin has claimed to have launched an investigation into the
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